AAKP is excited to offer new membership levels and benefits for patients, family members, health care professionals, physicians and health care institutions. AAKP hopes these new benefits will increase awareness and education about kidney disease and its affects.
 
Patient/family membership is now split into three levels:

• Principal membership - aakpRENALIFE: Cost is $15 per year.  Members receive a subscription of aakpRENALIFE, among other membership benefits.
• Principal membership - Kidney Beginnings: The Magazine: Cost is $15 each year. Members receive a subscription of Kidney Beginnings: The Magazine, among other benefits. 
• Premiere Patient/Family membership: Cost is $25 per year. Members receive subscriptions to aakpRENALIFE and Kidney Beginnings: The Magazine, as well as other membership benefits, including discounts on the AAKP Annual Convention.

New Professional AAKP members receive two six month trial Premiere membership to give to their patients. They also receive all AAKP magazines and other membership perks. 
 
In addition to original benefits, AAKP physician members now receive five six month Premiere patient/family membership to distribute to patients. They may also order bulk AAKP materials at a 5 percent discounted rate.
 
Institutional members of AAKP receive a 5 percent discount on bulk orders of AAKP materials, and ten six month Premiere patient/family memberships to distribute.
 
For more information about AAKP membership levels and benefits, please visit the AAKP Web site.

This article originally appeared in the February 2009 issue of Kidney Transplant Today.